GB2572127B - Method and system for agriculture - Google Patents

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GB2572127B
GB2572127B GB1800404.4A GB201800404A GB2572127B GB 2572127 B GB2572127 B GB 2572127B GB 201800404 A GB201800404 A GB 201800404A GB 2572127 B GB2572127 B GB 2572127B
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Jack Russell Arthur
Isaac Fred
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/0011—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement
    • G05D1/0027—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D46/00—Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like; Devices for shaking trees or shrubs
    • A01D46/30—Robotic devices for individually picking crops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D90/00—Vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for selfloading or unloading
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D90/00—Vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for selfloading or unloading
    • A01D90/16—Vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for selfloading or unloading self-propelled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D93/00—Harvesting apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/14—Greenhouses
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G05D1/0011—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement
    • G05D1/0044—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots associated with a remote control arrangement by providing the operator with a computer generated representation of the environment of the vehicle, e.g. virtual reality, maps
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    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means
    • G05D1/0246—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using a video camera in combination with image processing means
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    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
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    • G05D1/0278—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS

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  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
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MA051559A MA51559A (en) 2018-01-10 2019-01-04 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE
US16/960,902 US20200333782A1 (en) 2018-01-10 2019-01-04 Method and system for agriculture
EP19700544.0A EP3737913A2 (en) 2018-01-10 2019-01-04 Method and system for agriculture
CA3125709A CA3125709A1 (en) 2018-01-10 2019-01-04 Method and system for agriculture
KR1020207022577A KR20200103823A (en) 2018-01-10 2019-01-04 Methods and systems for agriculture
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